U. S. Army Engineer District, Savannah, P.O. Box 889, Savannah, Georgia 31402-0889

Y -- 1ST BRIGADE AREA BARRACKS REVITALIZATION PROJECT -- FORT BRAGG, NC POC Diego Martinez (Technical Manager) 912/652-5738; Leila Hollis (Contract Specialist) 912/652-5105 WEB: Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Contracting, http://www.usace.army.mil. E-MAIL: Leila Hollis, leila.hollis@sas02.usace.army.mil. 1. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: This is to request information (RFI) only for a competitive Two-Step Request For Proposal (RFP) for the Brigade Area Barracks Revitalization project at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. We solicit industry to comment on the evaluation factors chosen for the solicitation. In Step-One, Request For Qualifications (RFQ), interested parties submit information under three categories: Past Performance, Experience and Management Effectiveness . The RFQ will identify submitttal requirements, and evaluation methodology. Qualifications will be reviewed and evaluated against the minimum criteria. Past Performance is More Important than Experience. Experience is More Important than Management Effectiveness. Technical Evaluation Factors are more important than cost. There will also be subfactors under each category, except Experience. The subfactors under Past Performance will be Quality of Workmanship (Record of quality to include cooperativeness, business-mindedness, and interest in customer satisfaction, history on contract change proposals to include changes that lower cost/improve performance, timely and accurate proposals for equitable adjustment, changes that have been withdrawn or dismissed as invalid, and implementation of Contractor's Quality Control Plan). Timeliness (Adherence to approved schedule, completion of punchlist item, and adequacy of initial progress schedule), and Customer Satisfaction (Responsiveness to warranty issues, correction of deficiencies, O& M Manuals and As Builts preparation and turnover to customer, awards. Letters, commendations, overall quality of performance, responsibility in meeting suspense/milestones, past performance record for construction similar in size, content and complexity to current requirement, and references). Quality of Workmanship for accomplishing quality requirements is More Important than Timeliness. Timeliness is comparatively equal to Customer Satisfaction. Experience does not have subfactors but includes Construction of similar Government facilities/projects (Does the extent, duration and dollar value of contracts cited demonstrate corporate experience in similar or related programs? Specifically, the extent of involvement regarding scope of work, objectives achieved, personnel resources utilized and how previous contracts related to tasking under this effort will be evaluated. Degree of experience in performing construction similar in size, content and complexity to current requirement), Comparable size of similar contruction projects (value) either government of non-government (Degree of experience in performing construction similar in size, content and complexity to current requirement. Does the extent, duration and dollar value of contracts cited demonstrate corporate experience in similar or related programs? Specifically, the extent of involvement regarding scope of work, objectives achieved, personnel resources utilized and how previous contracts related to tasking under this effort will be evaluated), Multiple tasks managed (Corporate experience demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform the tasks in the SOW), and Safety program past and future. Qualification for Management positions is More Important than Job Order Accounting System and Significantly More Important than Mobilization/Startup Plan. Job Order Accounting System is More Important than Mobilization/Startup Plan. The subfactors under Management Effectiveness are Management Plan (The corporate structure, the relationship between organizations elements and their respective responsibilities that will participate in the accomplishing the government's requirement. Soundness of proposed management plan and corporate resources for overseeing and performing the work. This includes qualification for management positions. The offeror will be evaluated on the feasibility of the proposed management approach for accomplishing the tasks specified in the statement of work to include the following key personnel (project manager, superintendent, quality control inspector, safety plan), andthe extent of involvement with subcontractors), Project Control Plan (present quality control plan and present safety plan), and Coordination of Subcontractors (coordination and control of subcontractors, and utilization of small, small disadvantaged and women- Owned business concerns. Management Plan is More Important than Project Control Plan which is Comparatively Equal to Coordination of Subcontractors. CCASS will be reviewed and evaluated, the points of contracts provided will be telephoned, and any other sources deemed necessary by the government will be contacted. The design will be released in Step Two and offerors will be requested to submit their pricing data. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal is determined to provide the "best value " within the available funds constraint, following any discussions and best and final offers, if applicable. 1st Brigade Barracks scope of work includes the construction of nine barracks (four-story) buildings, three (two-story) soldier community buildings, eight-double company operations facilities, dining facility, three battalion headquarters buildings, and brigade headquarters facility. Supporting facilities include parking, concrete pavement, sidewalks, water, sewer, electrical service, fire alarm system, storm drainage, erosion control measures, information systems and landscaping. Project also includes the demolition of multiple barracks buildings and other facilities within the footprint of the project. Demolition of existing structures will involved removal of asbestos containing materials. This announcement is a request for information only. Please submit your comments in writing regarding the evaluation factors within 30 days of this announcement.**** THIS is NOT a REQUEST for a PROPOSAL. Posted 02/26/99 (W-SN302673). (0057)

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